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Mdm Bama (left) with daughter Vikshaya (left) sharing Deepavali joy.

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Special Needs Daughter’s Love Dispels Mother’s Darkness

Indian businessmen pray in front of their record-keeping books as part of a ritual to worship the Hindu deity of wealth, goddess Lakshmi, on the Hindu festival of lights, in Ahmedabad.

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Deepavali or Diwali? Explainer

Visitors gathered in front of the Lakshmi Vilas Palace at Vadodara in Gujarat. In a sprawling palace in western India, the "queen" or Maharani of Baroda welcomes guests with fragrant rose petals, presenting torchlit dances of Hindu myths.

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India’s Royals Find Power in their Past

Zi char chef Devid Retanasamy plans to reopen XH Delicious Seafood in a two-storey shophouse he owns in Ipoh, where he previously operated a zi char eatery in 2016.

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Indian Zi Char Chef to Return to Malaysia After 24 Years

PM Wong at the opening of SIFAS’ new campus last weekend.

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Singapore’s Leaders Wish the Hindu Community a Happy Deepavali

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong took to social media to wish everyone celebrating a “joyous and meaningful” Deepavali.

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Singapore’s Leaders Wish the Hindu Community a Happy Deepavali

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong took to social media to wish everyone celebrating a “joyous and meaningful” Deepavali.

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Special Needs Daughter’s Love Dispels Mother’s Darkness

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Deepavali or Diwali? Explainer

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India’s Royals Find Power in their Past

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Indian Zi Char Chef to Return to Malaysia After 24 Years

Special Needs Daughter’s Love Dispels Mother’s Darkness

As Mdm Bama Vaithilingam, 58, lit up her home for Deepavali, she also dispelled the darkness of her past agony with unwavering hope.

India’s Royals Find Power in their Past

Indian Zi Char Chef to Return to Malaysia After 24 Years

Deepavali or Diwali? Explainer

The mother-daughter pairing of Shweta Verma Singhal and Kashish Singhal illustrates how traditions can be inherited without limiting individual expression.

The New Heirlooms: Deepavali Fashion Reinvented

Cold Brew Amidst Mridangam Beats: Serving Carnatic Music With a Twist

Classical Indian music is stepping off the distant stages and finding a place among the aroma of espresso and the clinking of café glasses.

Homegrown music ensemble Re-inKarnation will make its international debut at Firdaus Studio in Dubai on Nov 14, bringing a repertoire of more than 50 Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi favourites.

Singapore Band Re-inKarnation to Make Dubai Debut at Firdaus Studio

Movie goers queue to watch an early morning showing of Ramayana: Part 1 at Miraj Cinemas in Mumbai on Nov 5.

India’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Aims for Global Glory

Inauguration of the New Campus of the Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society (SIFAS) with Guest-of-Honour Prime Minister Lawrence Wong

New Campus for Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society

Sarah Lingam won Best Performance in the Southeast Asian Short Film Competition for her acting in Flame Of The Forest.

Tamil, Nepali Actresses Win at SGIFF 2026 Awards

Abuse Towards Public Transport Workers Condemned By Union

Following an incident where a Go-Ahead Singapore bus driver was reportedly verbally abused and threatened. the National Transport Workers’ Union (NTWU) has strongly condemned any form of intimidation,...

Singapore’s Leaders Wish the Hindu Community a Happy Deepavali

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong prepares to mix spice powders along with ‘Jeya Spices’ shopowner Jeya Seelan located at Block 294, Yishun Street 22.

PM Wong blends spices by hand at wet market stall

Skyline engulfed in dense smog in New Delhi on November 5, 2026.

Toxic Air Pollution Surges in Indian Capital

Under the revised fares, a four-seater taxi ride from Ban San Street Terminal in Bugis to Larkin Sentral Terminal in Johor Bahru, or any destination within 35km of it, costs S$80, an increase from S$60 previously.

Causeway Taxi Quota to Rise to 500 from 300 in 10 Days

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Newly unveiled wax figure of Deepika Padukone at Madame Tussauds Singapore.

Madame Tussauds Singapore and MakeMyTrip Bring ‘Icons of India’ to Life

In celebration of the upcoming festival of lights, Madame Tussauds Singapore has partnered with travel platform MakeMyTrip to launch a special festive showcase titled ‘Icons of India’.